Skidmore, Louis, 1897-1962
Variant namesArchitect.
From the description of Papers of Louis Skidmore, 1908-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80974164
Biographical Note
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1897, Apr. 8:
Born, Lawrenceburg, Ind. -
1911 -1915 :Attended Manual Training High School, Peoria, Ill. -
1915 -1917 :Studied at Bradley Polytechnical Institute, Peoria, Ill. -
1915 -1919 :Employed chiefly at Avery Tractor Co., Peoria, Ill. -
1918 -1919 :Served in U.S. Army -
1919 -1920 :Instructor in cabinet and pattern making, Pullman Free School of Manual Training, Chicago, Ill. -
1920:
Architectural designer with Kruckemeyer and Strong, Cincinnati, Ohio -
1921 -1923 :Studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. -
1924 -1926 :Architectural designer, Maginnis and Walsh, Boston, Mass. -
1926 -1928 :Rotch Traveling Fellowship -
1929 -1932 :Chief of design, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Ill. -
1930:
Married Eloise Owings -
1935:
Opened architectural office of Skidmore & Owings, Chicago, Ill. -
1936 -1937 :Director of the School of Architecture, Armour Institute, Chicago, Ill -
1938:
Adviser to New York's World Fair, New York, N.Y. -
1962, Sept. 27:
Died, Winter Haven, Fla.
From the guide to the Louis Skidmore Papers, 1908-1976, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,. Oregon Statesman Building plans [manuscript], 1948-1952. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architectural papers [manuscript], 1948-1964. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Haskell, Douglas Putnam, 1899-1979. Douglas Putnam Haskell papers, Series I: Pending correspondence, 1949-1964. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Louis Skidmore Papers, 1908-1976 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,. Delta Park Stadium plans [manuscript], 1964. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960. William Adams Delano papers, 1902-1960 (inclusive), 1939-1960 (bulk). | Yale University Library |
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| associatedWith | American Institute of Architects. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960. | person |
| associatedWith | Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917. | person |
| associatedWith | Haskell, Douglas Putnam, 1899-1979. | person |
| associatedWith | Moses, Robert, 1888-1981. | person |
| associatedWith | Skidmore family. | family |
| associatedWith | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, | corporateBody |
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Birth 1897-04-08
Death 1962-09-27
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